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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-6420

The asn1_time_to_time_t function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.3.28, 5.4.x before 5.4.23, and 5.5.x before 5.5.7 does not properly parse (1) notBefore and (2) notAfter timestamps in X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 35.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The asn1_time_to_time_t function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.3.28, 5.4.x before 5.4.23, and 5.5.x before 5.5.7 does not properly parse (1) notBefore and (2) notAfter timestamps in X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted certificate that is not properly handled by the openssl_x509_parse function.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
35.63% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
php/php · opensuse/opensuse · apple/mac os x
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.